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For decades, the skyline of Toronto’s Bloor and Sherbourne area has been dominated by the mostly pallid apartment towers found in the St. James Town neighbourhood. In recent years, additions like the James Cooper Mansion and 561 Sherbourne have added some height and visual variety to the area, and now another major tower is beginning...

Striking architecture and a high-traffic location on Yonge Street just north of Queen are making MOD Developments Inc’s Massey Tower Condos one of the most frequently photographed construction projects on the UrbanToronto Forum. As the 60-storey, Hariri Pontarini-designed condominium tower continues to rise higher above the 1905-built Canadian Bank of Commerce building that will serve...

When it comes to details anyone knows that proper lighting can transform a space or experience. Seeing the importance of lighting we chose to interview one of the specialists that deals with lighting for the Massey Tower,John C. He will be working with the greater team to create impactful, elegant and efficient lighting solutionsacross the...

Earlier this week, CBC Toronto’s Dwight Drummond talked to chief city planner Jennifer Keesmaat about what the future looks like for Toronto families in increasingly vertical communities. The conversation is part of CBC Toronto’s Vertical City series. Our stories examine the realities of life for families, including those with children or seniors, in condos in...

With nearly half of Torontonians living in apartments of some kind, squeezing into smaller spaces has led to some compromises and creative hacks to get around tight corners. And although the average size of a Toronto condo has grown compared to previous years — coming in now at 832 square feet — space is still...

City planners and councillors are envisioning an ambitious plan that could re-shape Toronto’s largest thoroughfare over the next four years. Yonge Street, in the downtown core, spans from Queen Quay to Bloor Street, and has long been one of the city’s main arteries. And according to city Coun. Kristyn Wong-Tam, Yonge is also a source...

FIVE QUESTIONS FOR KAMIEL KOOT OF 5BY2 Parking For this particularly interesting issue, we spoke with a member of the team responsible for the automated parking system, Kamiel Koot. The company Kamiel works for is 5BY2 Parking and they do some pretty amazing things with parking garages. This Dutch company has revolutionized the car park...

Toronto real estate demand has been strong, and the condo market was no exception. According to the Toronto Real Estate Board’s (TREB) most recent statistics, buyers plowed into the market sending prices to dizzying new heights. Despite bank warnings over an overheated condo market, demand exceeded Vancouver’s real estate frenzy. For more please click here...

FIVE QUESTIONS FOR DOMINIC MATTMAN OF READ JONES CHRISTOFFERSEN For this issue of the Playlist we spoke with Dominic Mattman, the Project Engineer in charge of the Structural Engineering of Massey Tower. He graduated from UBC with a Masters of Earthquake and Structural Engineering before beginning his career in the Vancouver office of Read Jones...

Construction has reached a milestone for an upcoming towering addition to Toronto’s skyline, as work recently hit grade level at the site of MOD Developments’ Massey Tower, a 60-storey, Hariri Pontarini Architects-designed condominium development on Yonge Street, just north of Queen. In addition to its 207 metre height and a slim profile, the project is...

Two new analyses of the housing market make clear, soaring prices of detached houses in Vancouver and Toronto are masking the reality that, for many Canadians, housing has actually become more affordable over the years, spurred by falling interest rates, steady income growth and a surge in condo construction. For more on this article click...